AKJV
KJV
8. And he said, What [meanest] thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, [These are] to find grace in the sight of my lord.
ASV
8. And he said, What meanest thou by all this company which I met? And he said, To find favor in the sight of my lord.
ESV
8. Esau said, "What do you mean by all this company that I met?" Jacob answered, "To find favor in the sight of my lord."
ERVEN
8. Esau said, "Who were all those people I saw while I was coming here? And what were all those animals for?" Jacob answered, "These are my gifts to you so that you might accept me."
NLT
8. "And what were all the flocks and herds I met as I came?" Esau asked.Jacob replied, "They are a gift, my lord, to ensure your friendship."
WEB
8. Esau said, "What do you mean by all this company which I met?" Jacob said, "To find favor in the sight of my lord."
NET
8. Esau then asked, "What did you intend by sending all these herds to meet me?" Jacob replied, "To find favor in your sight, my lord."
NLV
8. Esau said, "What do you mean by all these animals I have met?" And Jacob said, "They are a gift so I may find favor in the eyes of my lord."
HCSB
8. So Esau said, "What do you mean by this whole procession I met?" "To find favor with you, my lord," he answered.
YLT
8. And he saith, `What to thee [is] all this camp which I have met?` and he saith, `To find grace in the eyes of my lord.`
LITV
8. And he said, Whose is all this camp which I met? And he said, To find favor in the eyes of my lord.
RV
8. And he said, What meanest thou by all this company which I met? And he said, To find grace in the sight of my lord.
NCV
8. Esau said, "I saw many herds as I was coming here. Why did you bring them?" Jacob answered, "They were to please you, my master."
MKJV
8. He asked, Whose is all this camp which I met? And he said, To find grace in the sight of my lord.
LXXEN
8. And he said, What are these things to thee, all these companies that I have met? And he said, That thy servant might find grace in thy sight, my lord.
KJV
8. And he said, What [meanest] thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, [These are] to find grace in the sight of my lord.
AMP
8. Esau said, What do you mean by all this company which I met? And he said, These are that I might find favor in the sight of my lord.
KJVP
8. And he said H559 W-VQY3MS , What H4310 IPRO [ meanest ] thou by all H3605 NMS this H2088 D-PMS drove H4264 which H834 RPRO I met H6298 ? And he said H559 W-VQY3MS , [ These ] [ are ] to find H4672 grace H2580 NMS in the sight H5869 B-CMP of my lord H113 .
YLT
8. And he saith, `What to thee [is] all this camp which I have met?` and he saith, `To find grace in the eyes of my lord.`
ASV
8. And he said, What meanest thou by all this company which I met? And he said, To find favor in the sight of my lord.
WEB
8. Esau said, "What do you mean by all this company which I met?" Jacob said, "To find favor in the sight of my lord."
NASB
8. Then Esau asked, "What did you intend with all those droves that I encountered?" Jacob answered, "It was to gain my lord's favor."
ESV
8. Esau said, "What do you mean by all this company that I met?" Jacob answered, "To find favor in the sight of my lord."
RV
8. And he said, What meanest thou by all this company which I met? And he said, To find grace in the sight of my lord.
RSV
8. Esau said, "What do you mean by all this company which I met?" Jacob answered, "To find favor in the sight of my lord."
NKJV
8. Then Esau said, "What [do] you [mean by] all this company which I met?" And he said, "[These are] to find favor in the sight of my lord."
MKJV
8. He asked, Whose is all this camp which I met? And he said, To find grace in the sight of my lord.
AKJV
8. And he said, What mean you by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.
NRSV
8. Esau said, "What do you mean by all this company that I met?" Jacob answered, "To find favor with my lord."
NIV
8. Esau asked, "What do you mean by all these droves I met?" "To find favour in your eyes, my lord," he said.
NIRV
8. Esau asked, "Why did you send all of those herds I saw?" "I hoped I could do something to please you," Jacob replied.
NLT
8. "And what were all the flocks and herds I met as I came?" Esau asked.Jacob replied, "They are a gift, my lord, to ensure your friendship."
MSG
8. Esau then asked, "And what was the meaning of all those herds that I met?" "I was hoping that they would pave the way for my master to welcome me."
GNB
8. Esau asked, "What about that other group I met? What did that mean?" Jacob answered, "It was to gain your favor."
NET
8. Esau then asked, "What did you intend by sending all these herds to meet me?" Jacob replied, "To find favor in your sight, my lord."
ERVEN
8. Esau said, "Who were all those people I saw while I was coming here? And what were all those animals for?" Jacob answered, "These are my gifts to you so that you might accept me."